Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tanglefoot
Tanglefoot was the creepiest story I think I've ever read. Nonetheless, I really enjoyed the story, and liked getting to read one of Priest's short stories. I loved that the short story was present in the Clockwork Century universe. Actually, I read that it was the first story from the clockwork universe, but I'm not sure if that is true or not. Priest's writing style is so easy for me to read. The way she sucks you into the story right from the first sentence is one of the best things about her writing style. I also like the details she gives when explaining events that are occurring. The way she described the machine that Edwin made named Ted made him sound fascinating. I particularly liked this story because of its mix of horror and steam punk, which are two of my favorite things. I thought it was interesting that something came to poses Ted because he had no soul. Overall, I love the clockwork century universe and will continue to read the new ones that become released!
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I just love when I'm reading one of the books, and they mention a character's name from a book I've previously read. I'm like, "Oh! I know her!" I really enjoyed these books, as well. I'm not sure which one is my favorite, but if I had to choose, it would probably be Boneshaker. Clementine was probably my least favorite just because I'm not a huge fan of lots of action, but I still enjoyed Belle Boyd's character, as well as Croggon Hainey's.
ReplyDeleteI am impressed with how well Priest uses cameos and similar devices throughout these books. It's something that can easily seem cheesy, but I think she pulls it off.
ReplyDeleteOne interesting thing she does is describe practically every event that happens from the beginning to the end of the novel or story for the characters involved. It feels like a very in depth exploration of a relatively brief period of the characters' lives. In a lot of other books, details or events are skipped over as either unimportant or occurring off the page during a chapter where another character has focus. That doesn't seem to happen as often with Cherie Priests's work.
ReplyDeleteI will admit, I enjoyed tangle foot because although horror clockwork is not necessarily a new idea, nor is it really my cup of tea, I though Priest did an excellent job mixing in the right amount of creepiness and logic. All in all I really liked it.
ReplyDeleteI really love the cameos too, but there were a couple of times, mainly in Ganymede, where it felt like she was throwing them in just so she could say they were there.
ReplyDeleteTanglefoot literally gave me nightmares. Killer rogue robots have terrified me ever since I first watched I, Robot.